here's one way:
select * from YOURTABLE where PATINDEX('%[ !"#$%&''()*+,-./:;<=>?]%',YOURCOLUMN) > 0
--or
select * from YOURTABLE where YOURCOLUMN LIKE '%[ !"#$%&''()*+,-./:;<=>?]%'
Lowell
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